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caricature
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- Conjugation :
past
caricatured
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ing
caricaturing
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Derivatives :
n
caricaturist
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- caricature
['kærɪkə"tjυə]
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1.
n
a pictorial, written, or acted representation of a person, which exaggerates his characteristic traits for comic effect
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2.
n
a ludicrously inadequate or inaccurate imitation
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he is a caricature of a statesman
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3.
vt.
[tr]
to represent in caricature or produce a caricature of
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4.
vt.
[Etymology]
C18: from Italian caricatura a distortion, exaggeration, from caricare to load, exaggerate; see cargo
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